The alleged involvement of a member of the Air National Guard stationed on Cape Cod in a leak of classified documents has some local veterans reacting with shock and dismay.
Federal authorities arrested Airman Jack Teixeira yesterday at a home in North Dighton, a village in the town of Dighton.
The New York Times reported Teixeira is a member of the 102nd Intelligence Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. The 102nd operates from Otis Air National Guard Base on Joint Base Cape Cod.
Donald “Jerry” Eliis, an Air Force veteran of the Korean War who lives in Sagamore Village, said leaks put servicemembers’ safety at risk.
“They do not know what they put in jeopardy,” he said. “All of the people that we have serving around the world that are either in National Guard units, regular units, or that served men, women and they just now become a real serious target.”
Authorities have accused Teixeira of posting the documents in an online chat group, The New
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